physical

To get started I wrote a massive list of the kind of needs I thought people would feel the need to express using care labels. They fall into these general categories:

Sustenance

have a cup of tea and a chat

share a meal and talk

Communication

call me

text me

Facebook / Twitter / G+ me

Mood-related

handle with care

no questions

no difficult questions

smile at me

be patient with me

let me be alone

don’t take offence

Openness

ask me how I am

be listened to

to listen to you

smile at me

introduce me to a friend

include me in your plans

tell me the truth

Physical presence

just be there

share a hug

need some space

approach with caution

leave me alone

spend some time together one-to-one

spend some time together in a group

Entertainment

celebrate with me

a good night out

have a laugh

see some comedy

watch a film

go to the theatre

dancing / clubbing

As you can see there is some room for fluidity in these categories, with several suggested care labels fitting into more than one list. I suspect there may be a Venn diagram in there somewhere and will be having a look at that next.

Mood scores

Additionally, I came up with the possibility of adding a score of 0-100. This is what the mood-tracking website MoodScope allows you to. This level of detail would not be possible with care label beads that only allowed for four variations, but could be stripped down to:

< 25

25 – 50

50 – 75

> 75

Is there anything obvious I have missed? Please add your thoughts to the comments below.

You can read more about the thinking behind Care Labels For Humans on the About page.